Recent posts by Nancy Haught, The Oregonian - OregonLive.comtag:profile.oregonlive.com,2015:nhaught/55492015-08-02T23:34:36ZMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceDiarmaid MacCulloch tracks 'Silence' through Christian historytag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/living/index.ssf//3509.111547592013-08-30T16:21:45Z2013-08-30T16:21:45ZSilence was the language of the monastics and a refuge during the Reformation. But it has not always been a positive thing. nhaughthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/nhaught/index.html
Silence was the language of the monastics and a refuge during the Reformation. But it has not always been a positive thing.
Feeling frazzled? Color a mandala and calm your mindtag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/living/index.ssf//3509.111480822013-08-29T17:20:01Z2013-08-29T17:20:01ZWhen you pick up a set of crayons or colored pencils for your son or daughter headed back to school, consider buying one for yourself. Coloring is catching on as a way for adults beset by stress to calm their minds and practice meditation.
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When you pick up a set of crayons or colored pencils for your son or daughter headed back to school, consider buying one for yourself. Coloring is catching on as a way for adults beset by stress to calm their minds and practice meditation.
Former Christian pastors found courage to preach sensitive sermonstag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/living/index.ssf//3509.111415112013-08-28T16:48:33Z2013-08-28T16:48:33ZMinisters often walk a fine line as they try to challenge and comfort a congregation. The Oregonian interviewed three former Christian pastors with more than 100 years of combined experience and asked them if they had any regrets when it came to the sermons they'd preached. nhaughthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/nhaught/index.html
Ministers often walk a fine line as they try to challenge and comfort a congregation. The Oregonian interviewed three former Christian pastors with more than 100 years of combined experience and asked them if they had any regrets when it came to the sermons they'd preached.
Study finds clergy at greater risk for depression, anxietytag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/living/index.ssf//3509.111352652013-08-27T17:09:41Z2013-08-27T17:09:41ZA Duke Divinity School study finds that the depression rate among clergy may be twice that of Americans in other occupations.nhaughthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/nhaught/index.html
A Duke Divinity School study finds that the depression rate among clergy may be twice that of Americans in other occupations.
Still say grace at meals? Adrian Butash gathers book of blessingstag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/living/index.ssf//3509.111296252013-08-26T16:49:04Z2013-08-26T16:49:04ZAdrian Butash has gathered meal-time prayers from many times, traditions and countries. "Bless this Food: Ancient and Contemporary Graces from Around the World" might infuse the ritual with new life.
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Adrian Butash has gathered meal-time prayers from many times, traditions and countries. "Bless this Food: Ancient and Contemporary Graces from Around the World" might infuse the ritual with new life.
Egyptian violence, retired pope's motivation and useless labels: Articles of Faithtag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/living/index.ssf//3509.111116262013-08-22T19:10:27Z2013-08-22T19:10:27ZEgyptian bishops' view of conflict, what retired Pope Benedict XVI heard God say and why some labels are more harmful than helpful. nhaughthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/nhaught/index.html
Egyptian bishops' view of conflict, what retired Pope Benedict XVI heard God say and why some labels are more harmful than helpful.
St. George Antiochian Middle-Eastern festival is Sept. 8 in Portlandtag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/living/index.ssf//3509.111052122013-08-21T17:23:35Z2013-08-21T17:23:35ZFood, dancing, music and art are highlights of the 36th annual Middle-Eastern festival at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church on Sept. 8. Cappella Romana will perform two free mini-concerts. nhaughthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/nhaught/index.html
Food, dancing, music and art are highlights of the 36th annual Middle-Eastern festival at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church on Sept. 8. Cappella Romana will perform two free mini-concerts.
Viral bar mitzvah video sparks rabbinical rant, rebuke, apology and reflectiontag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/living/index.ssf//3509.111015532013-08-20T22:06:45Z2013-08-20T22:06:45ZMaybe it's an elaborate skit, a funny-sad commentary on pride and humility, sincerity and sequins, righteous anger and contrite but constructive criticism. nhaughthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/nhaught/index.html
Maybe it's an elaborate skit, a funny-sad commentary on pride and humility, sincerity and sequins, righteous anger and contrite but constructive criticism.
'Life of Muhammad' on OPB offers short course on Islamtag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/living/index.ssf//3509.110991902013-08-20T17:19:49Z2013-08-20T17:19:49ZViewers curious about Islam will find a three-part television series on the faith, its founder and followers tonight on Oregon Public Broadcasting. "The Life of Muhammad" airs at 8 p.m. nhaughthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/nhaught/index.html
Viewers curious about Islam will find a three-part television series on the faith, its founder and followers tonight on Oregon Public Broadcasting. "The Life of Muhammad" airs at 8 p.m.
The Rev. Clark S. Enz found his own balance: Life Storytag:blog.oregonlive.com,2013:/lifestories//3777.110824452013-08-16T23:13:35Z2013-08-16T23:13:35ZMethodist pastor was a conscientious objector during World War II but, drawn to the returning soldiers, he became a chaplain in the U.S. Army Reserve. The Rev. Clark States Enz died on Aug. 8 after 32 years as a chaplain and more than 45 years as a pastor. nhaughthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/nhaught/index.html
Methodist pastor was a conscientious objector during World War II but, drawn to the returning soldiers, he became a chaplain in the U.S. Army Reserve. The Rev. Clark States Enz died on Aug. 8 after 32 years as a chaplain and more than 45 years as a pastor.
Five things about the number 5 in 5 paragraphs of 5 sentences of 5 wordstag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/living/index.ssf//3509.110624772013-08-13T16:56:00Z2013-08-13T16:56:00ZView full sizePhotographers like the number 5.Motoya Nakamura/The Oregonian The number 5 is everywhere. It lends itself to lists. Editors like the number 5. It is greater than 3. Five yields more facts, context. Experts say 5 is memorable. Five...nhaughthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/nhaught/index.html
View full sizePhotographers like the number 5.Motoya Nakamura/The Oregonian The number 5 is everywhere. It lends itself to lists. Editors like the number 5. It is greater than 3. Five yields more facts, context. Experts say 5 is memorable. Five...
Visions of the afterlife: 'Sum' vs. 'Proof of Heaven'tag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/living/index.ssf//3509.110580362013-08-12T19:25:17Z2013-08-12T19:25:17ZThe difference between "Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives" and "Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife" is more than the difference between fiction and truth.nhaughthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/nhaught/index.html
The difference between "Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives" and "Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife" is more than the difference between fiction and truth.
Reviews tackle Reza Aslan's 'Zealot': Articles of Faithtag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/living/index.ssf//3509.110443532013-08-09T18:27:53Z2013-08-09T18:27:53ZCritics who have had time to read Reza Aslan's book, "Zealot," are weighing in. Most begin by acknowledging that his thesis is neither as original nor as revolutionary as some have claimed. nhaughthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/nhaught/index.html
Critics who have had time to read Reza Aslan's book, "Zealot," are weighing in. Most begin by acknowledging that his thesis is neither as original nor as revolutionary as some have claimed.
Portland filmmaker's search for Jewish identity, 'Wandering in the Woods,' debuts Sundaytag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/living/index.ssf//3509.110387862013-08-08T19:04:56Z2013-08-08T19:04:56ZKen Klein searches for answers as he tries to lay his son's question to rest. Klein's quest lies at the heart of a new documentary. nhaughthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/nhaught/index.html
Ken Klein searches for answers as he tries to lay his son's question to rest. Klein's quest lies at the heart of a new documentary.
Portland's Grace Art Camp takes program to Kenyatag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/living/index.ssf//3509.110380932013-08-08T17:20:42Z2013-08-08T17:20:42ZThe 17-year old camp will share its director, five professional artists and two camp counselors with children in the village of Chwele, Kenya. nhaughthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/nhaught/index.html
The 17-year old camp will share its director, five professional artists and two camp counselors with children in the village of Chwele, Kenya.
Message of 'Soil and Sacrament' has taken root in Oregontag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/living/index.ssf//3509.110325392013-08-07T18:14:36Z2013-08-07T18:14:36ZFred Bahnson's book, "Soil and Sacrament: A Spiritual Memoir of Food and Faith," highlights a way of thinking already being fostered in Oregon's spiritual communities. nhaughthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/nhaught/index.html
Fred Bahnson's book, "Soil and Sacrament: A Spiritual Memoir of Food and Faith," highlights a way of thinking already being fostered in Oregon's spiritual communities.
Peter Bauer will speak on veterans' moral injuries, healing role of church congregationstag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/living/index.ssf//3509.110201542013-08-05T18:43:45Z2013-08-05T18:43:45ZThe Rev. Peter Bauer, ordained in Oregon 34 years ago, returns to talk about another kind of invisible wound affecting veterans. nhaughthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/nhaught/index.html
The Rev. Peter Bauer, ordained in Oregon 34 years ago, returns to talk about another kind of invisible wound affecting veterans.
Muslim Educational Trust plans interfaith iftartag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/living/index.ssf//3509.110056802013-08-02T17:27:16Z2013-08-02T17:27:16ZMembers of Portland's interfaith community will gather Saturday to watch a new film, "American Ramadan," and share a meal after sunset. The event marks the Muslim Educational Trust's 20th year of including non-Muslims in their Ramadan observance. nhaughthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/nhaught/index.html
Members of Portland's interfaith community will gather Saturday to watch a new film, "American Ramadan," and share a meal after sunset. The event marks the Muslim Educational Trust's 20th year of including non-Muslims in their Ramadan observance.
Trauma touches all our lives; the Buddha's 'realistic view' helps us copetag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/living/index.ssf//3509.109941812013-07-31T18:37:01Z2013-07-31T18:37:01ZEveryone encounters trauma and the best way to emerge from it is to face it squarely. That was part of the Buddha's message and the focus of a new book by Mark Epstein, a Harvard-educated Buddhist psychiatrist.nhaughthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/nhaught/index.html
Everyone encounters trauma and the best way to emerge from it is to face it squarely. That was part of the Buddha's message and the focus of a new book by Mark Epstein, a Harvard-educated Buddhist psychiatrist.
Reza Aslan brings 'Zealot,' controversial book on Jesus, to Powell's in Portlandtag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/living/index.ssf//3509.109883732013-07-30T17:28:55Z2013-07-30T17:28:55ZReza Aslan, subject of a controversial interview on FOX News, has become an internet sensation and he'll discuss his book, "Zealot," at Powell's tonight. nhaughthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/nhaught/index.html
Reza Aslan, subject of a controversial interview on FOX News, has become an internet sensation and he'll discuss his book, "Zealot," at Powell's tonight.